Tag: Political refugees
German held after racist attack on Syrian caught on video
BERLIN — A 39-year-old German man has been arrested in connection with a racist attack on a teenage refugee in the eastern city of...
Lebanon thwarts attempt to smuggle 69 Syrians to Cyprus
BEIRUT — Lebanese troops aborted early Sunday an attempt to smuggle dozens of Syrian migrants to the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, the military said....
Denmark tells some Syrians to leave, separating families
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — An email brought Faeza Satouf’s world to a standstill.
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Myanmar refugee crisis brewing as turmoil hits economy
BANGKOK — Aid workers and activists are warning Myanmar’s political upheavals risk causing a regional refugee crisis as the strife following a February coup...
Senior UN migration official visits migrant camps in Bosnia
BIHAC, Bosnia-Herzegovina — A senior U.N. migration official visiting Bosnia on Wednesday called for an end to abuse against migrants and refugees trying to...
Feds push to extradite Phoenix driving school owner to Iraq
PHOENIX — Prosecutors are urging a judge to approve a request to extradite a Phoenix driving school owner to Iraq on allegations that he...
Feds push to extradite Phoenix driving school owner to Iraq
PHOENIX — Prosecutors are urging a judge to approve a request to extradite a Phoenix driving school owner to Iraq on allegations that he...
Judge rejects US bid to send refugee to Iraq in terror case
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal judge in California refused Wednesday to allow the extradition to Iraq of a man accused of committing a killing...
Climate change creates migrants. Biden considers protections
SAN DIEGO — Ioane Teitiota and his wife fought for years to stay in New Zealand as refugees, arguing that rising sea levels caused...
Albania: Airport opens at former site of war refugee camp
TIRANA, Albania — Albania opened a low-cost airport Sunday at the site of a former refugee camp to boost tourism in one of its...